28.10.2004
Indias communications and IT minister, Dayanidhi Maran, is soon announce a policy for .in domain registration in the country. The policy aims to promote websites with generic .in domain name as part of the websites address. The National Internet Exchange of India is expected to be the administrative body for registration.
27.10.2004
Telecom Regulatory Authority of India invites all stakeholders to participate in the consultation to increase the reach of telecom services to rural India. Stakeholders are invited to send their comments latest by November 30, 2004.
27.10.2004
Mongolias progress in the development of an information society, as envisaged in the Target 16 of the Millennium Development Goals, has been remarkable. Despite the progress, the country needs to go far ahead in creating an enabling environment for acheiving the MDGs, points out the report.
27.10.2004
Telecom Regulatory Authority of India is going to appoint a consulting firm to propose a set of guidelines for satellite broadcasting in India. Satellite broadcasting services in India provide their services without any government intervention in absence of any licensing procedure.
27.10.2004
Online Forum on Financial Mechanisms is launched to discuss the financing of ICT for development projects. The outcome of this discussion will be sent to the Task Force on Financing Mechanisms (TFFM) set up to explore the challenges and opportunities in financing the implementation of the Plan of Action adopted in the WSIS.
26.10.2004
A recently concluded meeting convened by the World Trade Organization has discussed the nature of non tariff barriers in global trade of information technology products and services. Initiated by WTO and endorsed by 63 member coutries, the Information Technology Agreement, aims to remove trade barriers in IT sector.
20.10.2004
Policy issues and financing of ICT for development will be the key discussion issues for the upcoming UN ICT Taskforce meeting. The global forum with the theme “Promoting enabling environment for digital development” is going to be held from November 19 to 20, 2004 in Berlin.
16.10.2004
Yoshio Utsumi, Secretary General, ITU invites governments and other stakeholders to participate in the WSIS stocktaking process. By filling up a questionnaire, stakeholders can help assessing progress in implementation of the Plan of Action at national, regional and international levels.
15.10.2004
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific will focus on sharing knowledge on best practices and demonstrating pilot projects on community e-centres as part of its WSIS Plan of Action.
15.10.2004
Innovators and entrepreneurs from across the globe meet to discuss the scope and opportunities of business incubation in developing coutries in a symposium from October 14 to 19 in New Delhi. Organised jointly by the Indian government and World Bank, the meet seeks to explore promises of new technologies in spurring business incubation.
15.10.2004
The state government of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu will fund its village administrations to help them use ICTs to provide services to rural citizens in the tune of Rs. 1 million. The scheme is going to be implemented in all 1,113 villages in the state.
14.10.2004
The European Commission proposes a workshop to broaden the understanding of interlinkages between technological innovations and spectrum policies. The workshop aims to build a synergy between the works of researchers and government regulators for efficient spectrum management.
11.10.2004
As the Asian regional consultation for WSIS opens in 11 to 13 October in Bangkok, representatives of government, civil society and private institutions will discuss the regional and national implementations of the outcomes of the first phase of the WSIS and the preparation of the draft Regional Plan of Action for the next phase of the summit. UNESCAP, the leading agency for this dialogue plans to initiate four sub-regional discussions in Central Asia, Pacific, South-Asia and South-east Asia to strengthen the final input to the process.
08.10.2004
Afghanistan and UNDP have recently announced a two-year partnership to undertake activities for capacity building for improving public services using information technology. This will also facilitate citizens access to ICTs.
08.10.2004
UNDP administrator Mark Malloch Brown will chair the Task Force on Financial Mechanisms to review the issues of funding ICT-led initiatives in developing countries. This newly-formed Task Force is expected to solicit recommendations for the second phase of WSIS on the issue of financing initiatives towards bridging the digital divide.
01.10.2004
The South African Free Market Foundation has criticised the countrys Convergence Bill, calling it as an attempt to unnecessarily license all kinds of communication activities. The Foundation fears that too much legislation will encourage the use of political power and corruption.
